Fertilizer-distributer



C. H. TRAVIS.

FERTILIZER DISTRIBUTER APPLICATION FILED OCT. II, 1918. 1,340,806,Patented May 18, 1920.

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auger/w. $291 C H. TRAVIS. FERTILIZER DISTRIBUTEH.

APPLICATION. mm OCT. H, 1.918.

Patented May 18, 1920.

Snow V602 CLAYTON H. TR VIS, OF POLO, ILLINOIS.

FERTILIZER-DISTRIBUTER.

Specification of Letters latent.

Patented May 18, 1920.

Application filed October 11, 1918. Serial No. 257,743.

drawn over the field and means for sup-- porting a tank adapted to.contain the fertilizer.

Another object is the provision of discharges leading from the tank andmeans for regulating such discharges.

A further object is the provision of rotatable distributers beneath thedischarges whereby the liquid fertilizer will be thrown to the sides ofthe vehicle and deliver the fertilizer in the form of a spray.

Still another object resides in the provision of means connected to thevehicle whereby the distributers are rotated when the vehicle is drawn.

With these and other objects in view, my invention consists in the noveldetails of construction and arrangement of parts as will be more clearlyunderstood from the following specification and drawings in which-Figure 1 is a side elevation with one rear wheel removed. I

Fig. 2 is a top plan of the vehicle frame, with the tank removed, and atop plan of the rotatable distributors and means for operating the same.

Fig. 3 is a rear elevation. V v

Fig. 4 a detail showing a top plan of one of the rotatable distributers.

Fig. 5 a fragmental sectional detail through one of the rotarydistributors and thesupport therefor, showing in elevation the means forrotating, the distributer, and

Fig. 6 is a sectional detail showing the manner. of coupling thedischarge. tubes to the tank .outlet. c

In the drawings; the numeral 1 indicates the vehicle frame which issupported upon a front axle 2 and a rear axle 3. Wheels 4 are. rotatablymounted on both the front axle 2 and the rear axle 3. and a draft tongue5 is se ured to. the fr n axle,

A downward extension 6 is formed on the rear end of the frame 1, as moreparticularly illustrated in Fig.1 of the drawings, and right angleextensions 7 are formed on the member 6 and are connected by the spacedbars 8, more particularly illustrated in Figs. 2 and 41 of the drawings.

A tank 9 is adapted to be supported upon the frame 1 and this tank isprovided with a fillingopening indicated at 10 and a seat 11 may besupported upon the forward end of the tank in any desired manner. A footrest 12 is also secured to the forward end of the tank as is moreparticularly illustrated in Fig. 1 of the drawings. An outlet pipe 13extends from the rear end of the tank 9 and is provided with a valve 14which is provided with an upwardly extending crank arm 15 for thepurpose as will be presently described. The outlet pipe13 is providedwith the right angle extension 16 on each side thereof, as moreparticularly illustrated in Fig. 6 of the drawings and a pipe 17 isadapted to be secured on each end of the extension 16 by means of athumb screw 18 or other suitable fastening means. The pipes 17 areprovided with the downwardly extending portions 19 terminating in theenlarged nozzle 20, more particularly illustrated in Figs. 1 and 3 ofthe drawings. A lever 21 is pivotally connected to the foot rest 12 anda rod or other 25 is secured to the underside of the plate 100 23 and isprovided with an opening adapted to register with the opening in theplate 23. A collar or sleeve 26 surrounds the shaft 2 1 between theplate 25 and a beveled gear 27 which is secured to, or formed on, thelower 105 end of said'shaft 241. A rotatable distributer is secured uponthe upper end of the shaft 24 by means of a nut 28 and these rotatabledistributers comprise a plurality of 7 blades 29 having flanges 3Ofor-med on one edge thereof. The specific construction of theserotatable distributors is more particunm A l larly illustrated in detailin Figs. 4 and 5 of the drawings.

A bracket 31 is secured to the underside of the plate and is provided onthe lower end with a bearing 32 adapted to receive a shaft 33 whichisprovided on each end with a'beveled gear 34. WVhile I have onlydescribed one of the plates 23, shaft 24,

plate 25, collar or sleeve 26, beveled gear 27,

p sprocket wheel 36 is preferably loosely means ofthe coiled spring 40.

mounted upon the axle 3 and is provided on one. face with a toothedclutch member or face 38. A slidable clutch member 39 is keyed to theaxle 3 and is normally held in contact with the clutch member 38 byclutch member 39.is provided with a groove to receive the forked end 41of a bell crank lever 42 which is pivotally connected to the frame 1 bymeans of the bracket 43. A lever 44, more particularly illustrated inFig. 1 of the drawings, is pivotally con: nected to the foot rest 12 anda flexible connection 45 is connected ,to the lever 44 and to the bellcrank lever 42 as illustrated in Figs. 1 and 2 of thedrawings. Thisflexible connection 45 preferably extends around .a pulley 46illustratedin Figs. 1 and 2 of the drawings. v

From the above-detailed description it is thought that the operation ofthe invention can be clearly understood. As stated inone of the objectsof the invention, my distributer is more particularly adaptedfor liquidfertilizer and results in a saving of fertilizer which has. ordinarilybeen a waste. When manureis piled upon the ground and rain falls thereonit is a wellknown fact that the drainage from the manure pile could beutilized for fertilizing purposes although ordinarily such drainageisallowed to waste and thereby become a-loss. It is my intention thatsuch drainage should be accumulated in a suitable receptacle, which ofcourse forms no part of the presentinvention, and can be taken from thisreceptacle and placed in the tank 9 by means of the filling opening 10.The draft animal is connected tothe tongue 5 and the vehicle is drawnover the field to be fertilized. The

lever 44 is operated thereby drawing upon the flexible connection 45 andthrough means of the lever'42 operates the slidable clutch A slidable'member 39 to contact with the clutch member 38. When this is done thenthe gear 36 will be operated and through means of the chain 37 willimpart rotation to the gear 35. The gear 35 will impart motion to theshaft 33 and the rotatable distributers are then rotated in view of thefact that the beveled gears 27 and 34 mesh. When the distributers arerotated the lever 21 is then oper-v ated and through means of theconnection 22 opens the valve 14 which allows the liquid fertilizer toflow out through the discharge pipes 13. It will then flow through thepipes 17 and be discharged onto the rotatable'distributers through thenozzle 20'. It will thus be seen that the liquid fertilizer will bedischarged over-the fieldin the form of a spray and the rapid rotationof the distributers will throw the fertilizer some dis l tance therebymaking a minimum numberof trips possible. When sufiicient fertilizer hasbeen distributed the valve 14 is again closed and the lever 44 operatedso as to release tatable distributers will, then remain idle.

The discharge spouts or nozzles 20 may be adjusted over the distributersby releasin the thumb bolts 18 and sliding the pipes 1 on the extensions16. If it is desired to M fertilize in rows, such as to fertilize rowsof corn, etc., the rotatable distributersmay be done away with and theliquid fertilizer discharged directly from thenozzles 20 onto the groundor plant.

The foregoing description and the drawings have reference to what may'be con In order to remove the rotatable distributers the plate 23 maybe disconnected from the bars 8.

sidered the preferred, or approved, form ofmy invention. It is to beunderstood that I may make such changes in construction and arrangementand combination of parts, materials, dimensions, et cetera, as may proveexpedient and fall withinthe scope of the appended claim.

Having fully described my invention what I claim as new and desire tosecure by Letters Patent, is: A fertilizer distributer comprisingawheelsupported frame, right angle extensions formed on one end of the frame,spaced bars connected on .the right angle extensions, a plate connectedto the barsadjacent each end, brackets secured to the under sides of theplates, a horizontal shaft carried by the brackets andiprovided with abeveled gear on each end, a vertical shaft extending through each plateand provided on the'top with a distributingdisk and on the bottom eledgear on the respective end of the hori- In testimony whereof I aflix mysignature zontal shaft, means for rotating the h0riin presence of twoWitnesses. zontal shaft, a tank carried on the Wheel CLAYTON H TRAVISsupported frame, a nozzle leading from the tank and distributing pipesadjustably c0n- Witnesses:

nected to the nozzle for adjustment over the ROBERT M. BRAND, upperfaces of the distributing disks. N. T. SCHELL.

